Criminality not suspected in death near downtown Vernon

First responders converged at the scene of a death just outside Vernon’s downtown core Wednesday morning.

Vernon North Okanagan RCMP said officers and members of Vernon Fire Rescue Services were called to the scene of a warming fire in the 2400-block of 34th Street around 8:30 a.m., Oct. 14.

Mounties told Vernon Matters “emergency responders located an unresponsive person who was sadly declared deceased” at the scene.

Vernon RCMP said criminality was not suspected in the death, the circumstances of which remained under investigation by both local police and the B.C. Coroners Service.